The discussions, among others, touched on the recent violence and deployment of state-sponsored vigilante groups during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election.

The US Ambassador recalled Ghana’s credential as a model of peace and security, and appealed to Mahama to continue to support efforts towards sustaining peace across the country.

Mahama raised the need to ban, totally, the formation and deployment of political para military groups and vigilante groups like the ones deployed by the governing party last Thursday, January 31, 2019.

Acting according to the law contained under section 243(d) of the Immigration and National Act (INA), the secretary of homeland security, Kirstjen Nielsen informed Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state that Ghana has unnecessarily delayed in accepting its deported citizens.